DE PALMA INTV WAS WITH PRINCIPAL ARCHIVISTWHO IS CO-PRODUCING THE SCREAM FACTORY BLU-RAYA little late to the table on this, but it turns out that that Brian De Palma/Scream Factory interview last week (which actually took place April 3rd) was conducted by the Swan Archives' Principal Archivist. On the Swan Archives News page last Thursday, the Archivist posted, "Mr. De Palma spent some time talking Phantom today with our Principal Archivist (who is co-producing Scream's disc) in New York City. Excerpts of the discussion will appear as an extra on the disc, for which a lot of other new material is being prepared as well!" The Archivist, of course, also played a big part in the Arrow Video Blu-ray of Phantom, which was released in February. Looks to continue to be a great 40th anniversary year for this De Palma classic!

There's never been a musical such as PHANTOM and probaly nerver will be. PHANTOM could only have been made in that wonderful, subversive decade that was the '70's. Musicals such as ALL THAT JAZZ, CABARET, PINK FLOYD THE WALL and PHANTOM are intrinsicaly part of that decade.